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--- ubuntu:disk:delete_a_partition [2021/06/04 10:14] – peter
+++ ubuntu:disk:delete_a_partition [2021/06/04 10:22] (current) – peter
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 <WRAP info>
 **NOTE:**  The /dev/sda or /dev/sda represent physical disks.
+Common disk names on Linux include:
+|Type of disk|Disk names|Commonly used disk names|
+|IDE|/dev/hd[a-h]|/dev/hda, /dev/hdb|
+|SCSI|/dev/sd[a-p]|/dev/sda, /dev/sdb|
+|ESDI|/dev/ed[a-d]|/dev/eda|
+|XT|/dev/xd[ab]|/dev/xda|
 The number 1 in /dev/sda1 indicates the partition number.
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 Make a note of the number of the partition you intend to delete.
 </WRAP>
+----
+===== Select the Disk =====
+Select the disk that contains the partition you intend to delete.
+<code bash>
+sudo fdisk /dev/sdb
+</code>
+returns:
+<code bash>
+Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.34).
+Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
+Be careful before using the write command.
+The old ext4 signature will be removed by a write command.
+Device does not contain a recognised partition table.
+The size of this disk is 14.6 TiB (16000900661248 bytes). DOS partition table format cannot be used on drives for volumes larger than 2199023255040 bytes for 512-byte sectors. Use GUID partition table format (GPT).
+Created a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0xe8d6d674.
+Command (m for help):
+</code>
+----
+===== Delete Partitions =====
+<WRAP alert>
+**ALERT:**  Before deleting a partition, back up your data.  All data is automatically deleted when a partition is deleted.
+</WRAP>
+To delete partition, run the d command in the fdisk command-line utility.
+The partition is automatically selected if there are no other partitions on the disk. If the disk contains multiple partitions, select a partition by typing its number.
+<code bash>
+Command (m for help): d
+Selected partition 1
+Partition 1 has been deleted.
+</code>
+----
+===== Verify Partition Deletion =====
+Print the partition table to verify that the partition has been deleted.
+<code bash>
+Command (m for help): p
+</code>
+----
+===== Save Changes and Quit =====
+Run the **w** command to write and save changes made to the disk.
+<code bash>
+Command (m for help): w
+</code>